Dulcians in Dresden

Dulcians in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Dresden-Pillnitz

Kunstgewerbemuseum
Schloss Pillnitz
August-Böckstiegel Str. 2
D-01326 Dresden
Germany Tel: +49 (0)351 2613201
Fax: +49 (0)351 2613222
Email: kgm@skd-dresden.de
Web: www.skd-dresden.de/de/museen/kunstgewerbemuseum.html

The Kunstgewerbemuseum in Dresden-Pillnitz contains one dulcian:

Mö36. A contrabass dulcian, 180.9 cm long. Body plus bell made from one piece of wood (most probably beech). Keys for FF and EE. The not original keywork is made from iron. Both the brass ring at the bell, the brass band and the brass plate at the bottom are not original.

Front side of Mö36

Bell of Mö36

Finger holes 3, 2 and 1 (L to R) of Mö36 with brass cover of hole 1.

Finger holes 6, 5 and 4 (L to R) of Mö36 with the iron key work for hole 7.

Finger hole 1 with brass cover

Finger hole 9 with brass cover and iron key of hole 8.

Literature:

Galpin Society Journal 1987, pp24-36. Herbert Heyde, Contrabassoons in the 17th and early 18th century.
FoMRHI Quarterly 77, October 1994, Comm 1305. Graham Lyndon-Jones, Four Great Curtals.

Remarks and comment to: Hans Mons